preference; priority; precedence
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
overestimation; overvaluing
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
don't worry; there's no need to worry
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
witnessing; observing; sighting
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to feel oneself indebted to
instead; but (on the other hand)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
now that; since; so long as; because
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
department store; department
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
pride; dignity; self-respect
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
riskiness; (level of) danger